Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

आर्द्रवाससमाहूय तथा चैवाप्युपोपितम् । कारयेत्सर्वदिव्यानि देवब्राह्मणसंनिधौ

Transliteration

ārdravāsasamāhūya tathā caivāpyupopitam | kārayetsarvadivyāni devabrāhmaṇasaṃnidhau

Translation

ভিজা বস্ত্ৰ পৰিধান কৰা লোকক আহ্বান কৰি, তদ্ৰূপ উপবাসে ৰাখা লোককো; দেৱতা আৰু ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলৰ সন্নিধানত সকলো দিৱ্য-পৰীক্ষা সম্পন্ন কৰিব।

Word by Word

• आर्द्र: wet/damp
• आर्द्र: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• वाससम्: garment/cloth
• वाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आर्द्रवाससम्: a wet garment
• आर्द्रवाससम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (wet garment)

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + हु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); ‘having called/summoned’

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: in that manner)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• उपोपितम्: (having) observed a fast/kept under observance
• उपोपितम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/qualifier to procedure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + उप (धातु, ‘to fast/observe’) + क्त (कृत्) → उपोपित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-क्त (having been fasted/kept under observance)

• कारयेत्: should cause to be done/should perform
• कारयेत्: Karta (Agent implied/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative) → कारय (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• सर्व: all
• सर्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• दिव्यानि: divine ordeals/rites (divya)
• दिव्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वदिव्यानि: all the ordeals/ritual tests
• सर्वदिव्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम) + दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (all the divyas)

• देव: god(s)
• देव: Sambandha (Genitival relation in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• ब्राह्मण: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मण: Sambandha (Genitival relation in compound/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासपूर्वपद (in compound)

• संनिधौ: in the presence
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• देवब्राह्मणसंनिधौ: in the presence of gods and Brahmins
• देवब्राह्मणसंनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (in the presence of gods and Brahmins)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fasting participant and another in damp garments are brought before a shrine; brāhmaṇas sit as witnesses; ritual items arranged; the atmosphere is solemn and judicial-sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Deva (deity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual accountability is communal and sacred—rites are validated by purity disciplines and by worthy witnesses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on proper ritual setting and witnesses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The participant should be prepared (damp clothing/fasting), and ordeals must be performed in the presence of the deity and brāhmaṇas.